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MeSH Heading: Food
Tree Number(s): G07.203.300; J02.500
Unique ID: D005502
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005502
Annotation: /adv eff = probably FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY or FOOD POISONING; /‌rad eff = probably FOOD IRRADIATION or FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; food consumption = FOOD or EATING or FOOD SUPPLY; food for animals = ANIMAL FEED; refeeding after starvation goes here; differentiate from DIET & other NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGIC PHENOMENA
Scope Note: Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.
See Also: Diet; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Nutritional Requirements; Plants, Edible
Entry Combination: analysis:Food Analysis; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Food; microbiology:Food Microbiology; parasitology:Food Parasitology; poisoning:Foodborne Diseases; supply & distribution:Food Supply
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/11/05
Revision Date: 2024/11/05

Entry Combination: analysis:Food Analysis; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Food; microbiology:Food Microbiology; parasitology:Food Parasitology; poisoning:Foodborne Diseases; supply & distribution:Food Supply
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

toxicity (TO)

virology (VI)

Food MeSH Descriptor Data 2025